ElevenLabs vs sync.
A spec-by-spec comparison of ElevenLabs and sync.: pricing, free tier, clip length, resolution, watermark, commercial use and API access.
| ElevenLabs | sync. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan · from $6/mo | Free plan · from $5/mo |
| Free tier | 10,000 credits/month; dubs are watermarked | Free trial: 3 generations/month, max 20s each |
| Max clip length | 180 min per file (automatic dubbing in app); 45 min in Dubbing Studio | 1 min (Hobbyist) to 30 min (Scale) |
| Max resolution | Output usually 1080p (accepts up to 4K source) | 4K (sync-3) |
| Watermark on free plan | Yes | |
| Commercial use | Paid plans | |
| Developer API | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | No | No |
ElevenLabs is a voice AI platform best known for text-to-speech, and its dubbing tool translates video and audio into 90+ languages while keeping each speaker's voice and the background audio. Dubbing, TTS, voice cloning and sound tools all draw from one credit pool, and everything is exposed through an API. It suits creators and companies localizing video or adding voiceovers.
- Keeps original speaker voices and background audio when dubbing
- Long files supported (up to 180 minutes per dub)
- Dubbing API alongside the full voice toolset
- No visual lip-sync; dubbed video is a preview-quality output
- Dubbing is credit-heavy (2,000-3,000 credits per minute automatic)
- Commercial license starts at the $6 Starter plan, not free
sync. (Sync Labs) builds lip-sync models that re-time a speaker's mouth to new audio in existing footage, available through a web studio and a developer API with SDKs. Its sync-3 model outputs native 4K and handles obstructions and extreme angles. It suits dubbing studios, post-production teams and developers adding lip-sync to products.
- Native 4K output with the sync-3 model
- API and SDKs available from the $5 Hobbyist plan
- Pay-per-second usage with discounts up to 20% on higher tiers
- Subscriptions add per-second usage fees (about $0.04-0.133/sec)
- Watermark removal starts at the $19 Creator plan
- Hobbyist clips capped at 1 minute
Specs last verified 2026-10-23 (ElevenLabs) and 2026-10-23 (sync.). See each tool page for sources.